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Table No. 9. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1920, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 19.10, and 1919, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1919. 1920. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 179,989 191,115 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 2,296,827 1,937,344 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 2,476,816 2,128,459 Dead Letters. lglg Opened and returned to writers ... ...* 262,126 228,258 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 36,269 36,395 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 212,368- 97,343* Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 32,24.7 34,523 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 254,216 265,143 Returned unopened co other countries by Chief Postmasters" ... ... ... " ... 43,244 38,792 Totals ... ... ... 840,470 700,454 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers. Table No. 10. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the vears 1890, 1900, 1910, 1919, and 1920: —

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1919 and 1920 :—

Number Weight 1890. 1900. 1910. 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 .. 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,140 lb. 7 oz. | 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 1919. 3,012,854 14,078,4921b. .1920. 3,144,635 15,826,3171b.

Reci lived. Despal iched. Country. 1919. 1920. Number. Weight. 1919, Number. Weight. 1920. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. lb. 114,250 637,400 lb. 1,219,881 lb. 104,031 lb. 79,283 United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) New Zoaland Expeditionary Forco United. States of America .. Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia.. Fiji Ceylon Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti Hong Kong Straits Settlements Solomon Islands New Hebrides '211,214 33,025 21,540 384 1,423 9,851 33,593 01,472 427,632 3,348 19,4.14 15,889 83,397 27,462 138,939 493 1,799 873 3,089 215 573 330 696 329 747 282 1,342 L.067 3,860 62,447 4,566 23,218 33,733 669 1,306 261 462 397 395 853 430,975 27,879 120,347 158,169 2.042 4,684 589 1,093 949 1,841 3,508 2,823 742 3,262 6,033 456 729 487 378 1,265 79 00 201 592 617 566 259 175 12,891 2,401 9,728 19,233 1,322 2,331 1,197 1,083 4,255 326 204 834 3,061 2,515 2,895 1,247 881 3,186 957 3,989 7,831 615 1,033 594 426 1,470 117 110 298 724 825 781 316 183 2 1 11,906 3,138 12,701 24,496 1,827 2,920 1,474 1,195 5,202 459 402 1,003 3,449 3,501 5,123 1,337 624 3 1 1,544 7,383 45 138 23 90 1,273 10,826 142 431 1,508 54 58 2,735 145 8,002 215 327 24,086 403 Totals 229,427 1,339,179 344,021 2,010,990 61,660 205,028 44,998 160,044